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You won't find any big terrain features here. Instead, this is a broad multi-use trail that connects the trail system around Service High School with the Campbell Tract trails, and further beyond into Anchorage. It's also part of the route known as the "Tour of Anchorage." Technically the Tour is an annual ski marathon, but its route is very popular for year-round recreation, and if you don't mind pedaling on snow there is even a fat-tire bike section in the race.

This packed-gravel doubletrack isn't just part of the trail network here in Campbell Tract. It's also an important part of the route known as the Tour of Anchorage. Technically the Tour of Anchorage is a ski marathon, but there is a bike division and the overall route is very popular for recreation all year 'round. The north end of this trail is very close to another trail known as Rover's Run, which is closed every year to reduce the risk of dangerous (and sometimes fatal) bear encounters. Please respect the warning signs and trail closure, for your safety.

This dirt/gravel singletrack trail is fun to ride, but it's not the sort of fast, swooping trail you'll find elsewhere. It's also very popular with runners and walkers and once you're past the first, deceptively wide and easy-looking portion, there really isn't room to pass on this narrow track. If you want to beat the (relative) crowds, you can always ride the nearby road to the other end of the trail. Wildlife sightings are very common here, especially when fish are running in the nearby creek.

The Gasline Trail is a straight, wide connector that gives you a chance to warm up, give your legs an easy spin, or just link up trails in the area. Please remember that wildlife sightings are very common in this area, and when the fish are running bear encounters are particularly likely near the creek that runs across the north end of this trail.

By summer, this is a multi-use trail with two-way traffic and some fun, long-ish downhills. But once enough snow falls for grooming, this becomes a one-way, ski-only trail.

This stretch of the Powerline Trail, between the Prospect Heights and Glen Alps trailheads, is fairly straight and not very technical. If you're heading south you can look forward to almost three miles of constant uphill at varying grades. If you're heading north, you can look forward to the corresponding extended downhill. Watch out for hikers and for other bikers who may emerge from the few connecting side trails.

You may see a lot of happy, loose dogs around here, because nowadays University Lake is an off-leash dog park. It's still a lovely green space bordering on some of the city's more popular commuter and leisure trails, though.

This park has open sports fields, a picnic pavilion that is free for use if not reserved by another party (fee applies), and some playground equipment. It's also a great place to access the unpaved, but still pretty easy to ride, network of multi-use trails on this side of town.